Service difficulty report · Frame · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
October 10, 2024
Submitted
October 11, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352CA
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft serial
190
Aircraft time
34,377 hours, 46,182 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FRAME 19 RH CRACKED BEHIND ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. REMOVED THE OLD REINFORCEMENT DOUBLER REPAIR. FABRICATED A NEW DOUBLER FROM 2024 T3 ALCLAD ALUMINUM 0.050 THICK, 6 INCHES TALLER THAN THE PREVIOUS DOUBLER (10 INCHES TOTAL). ETCHED AND ALODINE THE DOUBLER AND PRIMED WITH EPOXY PRIMER.